DEEPL UK LTD.
Operating as the British subsidiary of the German parent group DeepL SE, the company provides software development and machine translation services.
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Cash
£1M
+248.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£16M
+309% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
170
+117.9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.9M
+173.8% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £15,910,899 | £43,890,127 | +175.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,062,160 | £2,870,862 | +170.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,041,122 | £2,850,273 | +173.8% | |
| Net profit | — | £184,897 | £26,338 | -£1,140,697 | -4,431% | |
| Cash | £298,083 | £96,290 | £298,612 | £1,041,447 | +248.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £100,666 | £840,071 | £4,396,916 | £16,345,165 | +271.7% | |
| Net assets | £94,525 | £279,422 | £3,874,556 | £15,847,465 | +309% | |
| Equity | £94,525 | £279,422 | £3,874,556 | £15,847,465 | +309% | |
| Average employees | 10 | 24 | 78 | 170 | +117.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,346,861 | £15,813,897 | +149.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.7% | 6.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.2% | -2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 24.2% | 17.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 50.3% | 37.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.22x | 2.81x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 50.46x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. No material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue were identified.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCDOUGALL, Peter David | Director | 2025-03-12 | Jul 1973 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Frances Elizabeth Sangwin | Director | 2025-03-12 | May 1976 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARDER, Markus, Dr | Director | 2022-05-05 | 2025-03-12 |
| JUNKE, Gabriella Celine | Director | 2020-11-12 | 2022-05-05 |
| KUTYLOWSKI, Jaroslaw, Dr | Director | 2020-11-12 | 2021-09-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Jaroslaw Kutylowski | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-01-10 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 29 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-06 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-06-12 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-06-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2022-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.